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The HKC Kettlebell Certification is THE place to learn how to perform, teach, master and troubleshoot the 3 most vital kettlebell movements: the SWING, GOBLET SQUAT and GETUP. This is a one day certification and it is open to both trainers and enthusiasts.

How to master the essentials of kettlebell lifting—and dramatically boost your power and effectiveness as a personal trainer or coach; Dragon Door’s one-day, entry-level kettlebell instructor certification workshop

Attend the HKC and leave with these major advantages:

A deep understanding of the true benefits of kettlebell training—for both yourself and your clients

A solid knowledge of vital kettlebell training safety procedures

A workmanlike grasp of the fundamentals of biomechanics—to ensure your clients move with perfect form and avoid injury

A grasp of the key HardStyle skills and principles of strength

The ability to competently perform the three foundational kettlebell exercises (the Swing, the Get-Up, and the Goblet Squat)

The confidence you can now correctly teach the three essential kettlebell exercises—and troubleshoot common technique problems

The unique HKC template for designing an unlimited number of effective kettlebell workouts.

Get a $200 discount on your registration for an RKC certification workshop.

And discover all this and more in the course of your HKC training:

Understand why mastery of the kettlebell swing is fundamental to high-level HardStyle practice

How to develop power through compensatory acceleration and overspeed eccentrics

How to train hip extension for back and knee health and athletic performance

How to employ bracing and neutral spine—for injury prevention, enhanced performance and optimal transmission of force

How to recruit the lat as a “core muscle” to improve the spine safety and glute strength

How to increase power with the biomechanical breathing match

A safe, effective modality for developing different types of endurance

Explosive training techniques for more effective fat-loss

The deadlift: the most “functional” exercise of all

The two-arm swing and corrective exercises

The concept of rooting and two key drills for developing it

The one-arm swing

The hand-to-hand swing

Russian relaxation exercises to enhance the acquisition of skilful movement, increase power and endurance

The two hundred year history of the get-up

The get-up as an assessment tool

The strength and health benefits of the get-up

How to correctly perform the get-up and teach corrective drills

How to move from mobility to stability, then from stability to strength—and why this progression is crucial for truly effective kettlebell work

The get-up, shoulder mobility and stability exercises. The role of the lat in shoulder stability and strength—and advanced lat facilitation techniques

How to employ and teach steering strength

The concepts of leakage and linkage—and their importance for effective kettlebell lifting

How to perform the goblet squat and corrective drills

“Strength stretching” for the hips

How to overcome gluteal amnesia

How to most effectively stretch the hip flexors to dramatically improve athletic performance, back health, and posture

How to modify the squat stance for a client with back problems

An alternative squat exercise for overweight clients

Why “sport specific training” is inappropriate for 99% of the coaches and athletes—and a powerful alternative

Take home an information packed HKC instructor manual:

What makes kettlebell training unique?

What Russian research says about the benefits of kettlebell training?

What is “Hardstyle”?

Kettlebell safety 101: ten key items

The Swing: its benefits, technique, teaching progression, and remedial drills

The Get-Up: its benefits, technique, teaching progression, and remedial drills

The three key principles of effective training identified by Russian sports scientists: continuity of the training process, waving the loads, and specialized variety,

Ten program design tools for an unlimited variety of effective kettlebell workouts:

Rep Ladders

Weight Ladders

Time Ladders

Breathing Ladders

Reverse Ladders

Drop Sets

Super Sets

Timed Sets

Series

Active Recovery Exercises

As with the RKC, the HKC will be earned through diligent testing of each candidate. Besides having to pass the requisite plank test at the outset of the workshop, each HKC candidate will be evaluated for technical proficiency and teaching skills at the end of the workshop and will then be granted either a pass or fail.

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